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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What were the neighbors outside trying to do to the Rue Morgue?

2. What is an epigraph?

3. What did the police note about the windows at the Rue Morgue?

4. What is the second word that the policeman hears from outside the crime scene?

5. How many people have been killed in the story?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does The Narrator describe the story that he tells?

2. What does Dupin feel the motive for the murders is?

3. What are three activities or jobs Dupin might enjoy doing using his analytical abilities? Why?

4. Describe Adolphe's encounter with Madame L'Espanaye.

5. Describe the interview that the laundress gave.

6. What is the appeal of the case to Dupin?

7. Describe the reason why you think the title was chosen.

8. What qualities does Dupin believe the killer has?

9. Describe the location of Madame L'Espanaye's daughter's body.

10. Describe how Dupin's analytical skills solved the crime.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What qualities of the story make it a mystery? What other genres might it fall under? Why?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the story's narrator in the overall story?

Essay Topic 3

What is Poe's purpose in beginning the story with an epigraph?

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